House Judiciary Committee Approves Physicians for Underserved Areas Act
Via AILA
10/04/2006
The House Judiciary Committee, on 9/27/06, amended and passed the Physicians for Underserved Areas Act (H.R. 4997), legislation that would reauthorize the J-1 visa waiver program for two years. The waiver program permits foreign-born doctors to remain in the U.S. and receive a waiver of the foreign country residence requirement if they spend three years working in geographic areas where a shortage of doctors exists. As introduced, the bill would have made the waiver program permanent. However, prior to reporting out the measure, lawmakers approved an amendment by Rep. John Hostettler (R-IN) that changed the language making the program permanent to language reauthorizing the program for two years only.
10/04/2006
The House Judiciary Committee, on 9/27/06, amended and passed the Physicians for Underserved Areas Act (H.R. 4997), legislation that would reauthorize the J-1 visa waiver program for two years. The waiver program permits foreign-born doctors to remain in the U.S. and receive a waiver of the foreign country residence requirement if they spend three years working in geographic areas where a shortage of doctors exists. As introduced, the bill would have made the waiver program permanent. However, prior to reporting out the measure, lawmakers approved an amendment by Rep. John Hostettler (R-IN) that changed the language making the program permanent to language reauthorizing the program for two years only.
Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/4/2006 8:29 AM 
Categories: H-1B Visas, General News, Employment Based Green Cards, AILA
Categories: H-1B Visas, General News, Employment Based Green Cards, AILA
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